Program Type: Military Medical Center
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Accredited: No accreditation available for this specialty
Program Length: 2 years
Required Pre-Requisite Training: Medical school graduation, Completion of Internal Medicine Residency and board certification in Internal Medicine
Categorical Year in Specialty Required: No
Total Approved Complement: 2
Approved per Year (if applicable): Not applicable
Dedicated research year offered: No
Medical Student Rotation availability: 4th year
Additional degree concurrent with training (e.g. MPH): Yes, MPHE, MPH, or MHA
Program Phone Number: 301-400-2601
Program Email: dha.ncr.walter-reed-med-ctr.list.ncc-genim@health.mil
Program Hours of Operation: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Program Description
The General Medicine Fellowship is for General Internists who want to be leaders in Education, Administration, Policy or Research. The fellowship provides the skills and experiences necessary to excel in the role of medical leadership. Graduates have the opportunity for personal development in one of the four areas of their choice. The fellowship provides an opportunity to expand expertise in these areas of influence.
The General Medicine Fellowship is a 2-year program designed to broaden the professional skills of General Internists. The curriculum focuses on all four areas and can be tailored to the individual fellow's needs. Major activities include the choice of a master’s level degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (MPHE, MPH, or MHA), the Stanford Faculty Development Seminar, supervised teaching experiences of medical students and residents, mentored research projects, teaching of critical appraisal, and presentations at national meetings. Internists who already have an MPH may certainly apply, and then spend more time during the fellowship in their area(s) of interest.
Our graduates have subsequently become Program Directors, Department Chiefs at USUHS, Chiefs of Graduate Medical Education, Chiefs of the General Medicine Service, Chiefs of Medicine, Chiefs of Medical Research, Deputy Chiefs of Clinical Services, and Hospital Commanders. Graduates frequently support high-level hospital committees and have advised on DHA clinical guidelines and military treatment facility hospital and ambulatory clinical policy. In addition, graduates have produced an average of 18 publications in peer-reviewed journals, to include manuscripts in such prestigious journals such as JAMA and the Annals of Internal Medicine. The USUHS website has more information regarding our program.
Mission
The fellowship provides the skills and experiences necessary to excel in the role of medical leadership.
Vision
The General Medicine Fellowship is for General Internists who want to be leaders in Education, Administration, Policy or Research.
Aims
Graduates have the opportunity for personal development in one of the four areas of their choice. The fellowship provides an opportunity to expand expertise in these areas of influence.